Solid Waste Management

WASTE REDUCTION MINI GRANT REQUEST

As a part of DeKalb County’s Solid Waste Program, the DeKalb County Health Department will be awarding competitive mini-grants that address waste reduction. Applicants must be a DeKalb County business and/or industry. Waste reduction refers to the reduction of the amount of trash sent to the landfill.  It may include efforts directed toward reuse, recycling and/or source reduction.  The grants are one-time grants.

Grant requests will be awarded in amounts up to $5,000.  The maximum award per applicant will be $5,000.  Requests may include, but are not limited to, the implementation of source reduction activities, the purchase of recycling collection containers, and/or promotion of waste reduction educational efforts.

The completed application must be received by October 15,2007. 

Grant Application is available in 2 formats:

  Print-Out Form 11,56KB.pdf (Please print out the form then complete)

  Fill-in On-Line  304.88KB pdf  (To be filled out online)

The application is two pages.  The application is intended to be a short concise document.  Please attempt to keep responses limited to the space provided.  However, should additional space be required, please attach.

Completed applications can be mailed to Christel Springmire, DeKalb County Health Department, 2550 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb, IL 60115, or emailed to cspringmire@dekalbcounty.org.   For additional information or questions, call Christel Springmire at 815-748-2408.

 

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